Impossible is Just a Word
Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has
dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big.
Who hasn't fantasised about being the one who hits the casino
jackpot? Who hasn't dreamed of doing a heroic
deed? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our
relationships?
Often, we dream big dreams and have great
aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain
just that – dreams. And our aspirations easily collect dust in our
attic. This is a sad turn of events in our life.
Instead of experiencing exciting adventures in
self actualisation, we get caught up in the humdrum of living from
day-to-day, just barely existing.
But you know what? Life could be so much better, if
only we learned to aim higher. The most common
problem to setting goals is the word "impossible". Most people get
hung up thinking I can't do this. It's too hard.
It's impossible. No one can do this.
However, if everyone thought that, there would
be no inventions, no innovations, and no
breakthroughs in human accomplishment. Remember
that scientists were baffled when they took a look at the humble
bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was
impossible for the bumblebee to fly. Unfortunately for the bumble bee no one has told it so. So fly it
does.
On the other hand, some people suffer from dreaming
totally outrageous dreams and not acting on
them. The result? Broken dreams, and tattered aspirations.
If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and
self-limiting assumptions, you will never be
able to break past what you deem impossible. If you reach too far
out into the sky without working towards your
goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the impossible dream.
Try this exercise. Take a piece of paper and write
down some goals in your life. Under one heading,
list down things ‘you know you can do’. Under another heading,
write the things ‘you might be able to do.’ And
under one more, list the things that that are
‘impossible for you to do.’ Now look at all the
headings and strive every day to accomplish the goals that are
under things ‘you know you can do’. Check them
when you are able to accomplish them. As you
slowly are able to check all of your goals under that heading, try
accomplishing the goals under the other heading
- the one that reads ‘you might be able to do.’
When you find that you are starting to
accomplish this second list of goals, the things
you might be able to do, you will find that they are probably not as
difficult to achieve, after all. You can then
take a look at the last list, the impossible
list. As you work you way through this process,
you will find out that the goals you thought
were difficult become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin
to seem possible after all.
You see, the technique here is not to limit your
imagination. It is to aim high, and start
working towards that goal little by little. However, it also is
unwise to set a goal that is truly unrealistic.
Those who just dream towards a goal without
working hard, end up disappointed and disillusioned. On the other hand, if you
told someone a hundred years ago that it was possible for
man to be on the moon, they would laugh at you.
If you had told them that you could send mail
from here to the other side of the world in a few seconds, they
would say you were out of your mind. But,
through sheer desire and perseverance, these impossible dreams are now realities.
Thomas Edison once said that genius is 1%
inspiration and 99% perspiration. Nothing could
be truer. For one to accomplish his or her dreams, there has to be
hard work and discipline. But take note that the
1% has to be a think-big dream, and not some easily accomplished one. Ask any gym rat
and he or she will tell you that there can be no gains unless you
are put out of your comfort zone. Remember the
saying, “No pain, no gain”? That is as true as
it can be.
So dream on, friend! Don’t get caught up with your
perceived limitations, or other peoples, for
that matter. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams. As you
step up the ladder of progress, you will just
about find out that the impossible has just
become a little bit more possible.
"Dream the Impossible Dream" was a very popular song
- it can also be a very successful way of
life.
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available from
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